Kitchen Widgets of the Future

[browngirl]

Every so often I read an article about Kitchens of the Future, invariably written by a futurist who obviously doesn't cook, and the devices described are either pointless (a microwave can cook something in 3 minutes. Is it really *that* much of an improvement if a device can cook something in 3 seconds?) or annoying (I really don't want my fridge to remind me that my doctor said I should lose weight and thus tell me to use canola oil rather than butter in my brownies, not least because the oil will ruin the texture and also because I could be making brownies for someone else. It's none of the damn fridge's business). I'd rather read a prognostication from one of today's molecular gastronomists, but I digress.

While cooking tonight I realized what item I really want: an instant reducer. I want a widget that, when placed in a sauce, instantly removes X amount or Y percentage of the water molecules, leaving everything else intact. No more time-consuming, splattery, risky-with-potential-of-burning boiling down!

What kitchen widget would *you* want the future to give us?

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

how about a widget that can tell you - without opening fridge doors - what's in the fridge/freezer, and the condition of said item(s) so you don't have to sit there with the door open trying to figure out what to have for dinner.

As long as it doesn't comment on my food choices, I am so there.

As for the latter, there are websites that will do that, turn a list of ingredients into a list of suggested recipes. Alas, I can't recall their names at the moment.